8vo(9"tall)navy cloth with gilt titles, top edge stained navy. Near Fine with a very minor dampstain to extreme bottom of backstrip not affecting textblock and with minor age toning to fore-edge in an unclipped jacket with no price, a 2x4" dampstain to inside bottom of backstrip and rear and another at inside of rear top, some minor edgewear, otherwise Good to Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Silmarillion

Publisher

George Allen and Unwin, London

Publication Date

1977

Language

English

ISBN 10

0048231398

ISBN 13

9780048231390

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

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An edition of the forerunner to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, which gives an account of the Elder Days when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves make war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.

Review

The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Tolkien's work sets the standard for fantasy, and this audio version of the "Bible of Middle-Earth" does The Silmarillion justice. Martin Shaw's reading is grave and resonant, conveying all the powerful events and emotions that shaped elven and human history long before Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and all the rest embarked on their quests. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur, The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. This is epic fantasy at its finest, thrillingly read and gloriously unabridged. (Running time: 14 hours, 6 CDs)

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